Down the Darling River and back to Dubbo.

I am just back from a drive down the Darling river with a bunch of strangers who became a community they came from all walks of life and points of the compass. I will go into more details soon as my body and brain comes back .

First night in UCA Dubbo - Rev Dr Brian Brown set us the task

Mural -Enngonia Public School day 2 

Between   Louth and Tilpa NSW

Well, we moved along the river when we could. It was often just a few hundred meters way,  dirt and dust mixed with the odd wet spot  just to keep us on our toes 

 Could you back the boat down?

Tilpa crossing and boat ramp

 

Roads dust and sand

Ramps keep you awake.

 

Lake Mungo -layers of time set out before you

This is a touch of what's to come - 3000 plus kms, God taking and giving control, opening me to sights smells and roads I never seen . People becoming friends, old friends growing stories told and listened to, sleepless nights, wonderful food, coffee-less days, early nights and even earlier mornings . Why? - to hear the stories of the river's first people and of us, that came later.

Thanks to all who have traveled and shared.

Shalom 

Rev Phill Matthews